While other Santa Rosa County students were enjoying the first day of spring break, weightlifters from eight schools competed in the District 1-2A championship held March 18 in Navarre. Teams from Navarre, Pace and Pine Forest tied for first with 20 points each. Milton placed fourth with 15 points.

Florida Youth Soccer Association coaches recently selected Robert Holderman IV, a Holley-Navarre Middle School seventh-grader, to play on its Olympic Development Program team for players born in the year 2000.

Southern Raceway in Milton is returning to the NeSmith Chevrolet Old Man’s Garage Weekly Racing Series for the 2013 season. Southern Raceway officials are currently putting together a schedule for their Crate Late Model Division during the 27-week season for the series that began March 25 and runs through Sept. 29.

The Navarre High School Raiders spent their spring break playing in the Aggie Classic last week in Pensacola – and probably wish Oklahoma schools took some other week off.

Navarre High School’s lifters warmed up for the district championships by defeating host Booker T. Washington 45-35 March 13 in Pensacola. The Raiders were led by first-place finishes by T.J. Woodberry, Kody Kelley, Mitch Posey, Jay Warren, Nick Benton, Mitch Posey and Devin Colonel.

Tiger Point Golf Club recently announced the hiring of Amy Luna and Scott Crum. Luna is the new director of sales and marketing. Crum will be the superintendent of the golf course.

The Lady Raiders’ softball team failed last week to avenge early season losses to Tate and Pace. The Tate Aggies were first on Navarre’s schedule and, although the March 12 game in Cantonment was much closer than the first game the teams played, the Raiders lost 5-4. The result was much worse for the Pace game March 15 at home as the Raiders lost to the Patriots 10-2. 

Friends and family joined Navarre High School senior Hayley Naker on March 12 in the school’s cafeteria/auditorium, where she signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala.

Slumping Navarre fell to 6-7 after losing 6-0 to Jay, Okla., in the first round of the Aggie Classic high school baseball tournament Monday. The loss was the Raiders’ third straight and Navarre’s first shutout loss of the season. The Maroon and Black were scheduled to play Edmond, Okla., North on Tuesday at West Florida High School. The tournament, featuring 22 local and out-of-state teams, continues through today, Thursday March 21, when the two top-seeded teams and third- and fourth-seeded teams will play at 7 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively, at Community Maritime Park in Pensacola.